Struggling today!

[Mammyloveswine]

Anyone else need a rant? I have two young children, just 2 and just 4... working from home, DH still going into work full time, 12 hour days...

My house is fucking tip, can't get anything done, the boys fight all the time, I'm behind on my work, 4 year old hates home learning (despite me being a teacher).

The constant whinging, the constant asking for snacks, the absolute destruction...

We get out for a walk/in the garden/I try and do crafts etc but I honestly feel at breaking point today.

All I've done is cry today.

And then I see people treating lockdown like one big holiday, both furloughed having "family time" and sharing the stupid memes about "our children will remember all the fun and laughter" and then I just feel like even more of a failure.

Urgh what a self pitying post! I know I'm luckier than lots and dh doesn't mind if go for a solo walk etc or spend the odd afternoon watching Netflix but I genuinely don't know how much more of this I can take.

I've been crying too, it's a nightmare, I'm exhausted from trying to save my business and there's no one to support me. Looks like my DD is going to drop out of college, which could be okay but she can't do much at the moment to sort out what she's going to do next. I've started to cough today and I'm actually thinking at least if I get CV I've got an excuse to take to my bed and give up trying!

Oh no @TabbyStar I'm sorry you're having a tough time too

@Mammyloveswine 💐 It's not just you. I was so down yesterday and worried about my dc then got that rubbish about "Special time together" from vapid fuckwits on Facebook. I feel much better now I've muted them 😃 Don't worry too much about schooling, just get through it

Thanks! I think my business will be okay in the end hopefully, I tell myself it must be rough for people on furlough who are out of control over whether they have a job to go back to.

@Mascotte hope you feel better now! My 2 year old just had a mega tantrum and we both then cried together

I could have written this post myself so totally feeling your pain and frustration. My boys are just 2 and almost 4 and some days it’s like a war zone, one of those days being today. Just got to get through it, but then that doesn’t seem fun at all, not really sure where is all goes wrong 😫

Hugest sympathies to you all, especially with little ones. Thankfully mine are teenagers at the crypt stage of life, where you have to taser them out.

I had a down day yesterday, so miserable, so far from home, can't get there even if I need to. Kids thinking all they have to do is their schoolwork, not contribute to the increased mess they make, or do anything other than open their little gobs and chirp that they're hungry and food should magically appear.

Husband doing 14 hour days with neverending conference calls - at the top of his lungs. . .

Tabbystar, you sound such a strong person, with your business. You get knocked down, but you get up again. . .

to all who wants it. . .

Aw thanks mbosnz that's really nice. It doesn't come naturally to me to put myself out there and say hey listen to me so I'm mostly feeling bad about myself though I know I should be more yay, go me! so you've just made me feel better about it!

I have days like this too! 12 week old and 2 week old fully in the tantrum stage.
Some days I want to pull my hair out. Don't beat yourself up over it! I reckon 90% of people with those smuggy posts are having the exact same experiences, but just aren't as honest about it!

*2 year old!